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CVE-2016-5198

Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page.

V8 en Google Chrome anterior a 54.0.2840.90 para Linux y 54.0.2840.85 para Android y 54.0.2840.87 para Windows y Mac incluyeron asunciones de optimización incorrectas, lo que permitió a un atacante remoto realizar operaciones de lectura/escritura arbitrarias, conduciendo a la ejecución de código, a través de una página HTML manipulada.

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-05-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-11-08 CVE Published
  • 2022-06-08 Exploited in Wild
  • 2022-06-22 KEV Due Date
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Google
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 Chrome
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 < 54.0.2840.90
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 54.0.2840.90"
-
Affected
in Linux
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 Linux Kernel
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--
Safe
Google
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 Chrome
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"
 < 54.0.2840.85
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 54.0.2840.85"
-
Affected
in Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Android
Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"
--
Safe
Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Chrome
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"
 < 54.0.2840.87
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 54.0.2840.87"
-
Affected
in Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
 Macos
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"
--
Safe
Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Chrome
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"
 < 54.0.2840.87
Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 54.0.2840.87"
-
Affected
in Microsoft
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 Windows
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--
Safe
Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux Desktop
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 6.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"
-
Affected
Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux Server
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 6.0
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-
Affected
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
 Enterprise Linux Workstation
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"
 6.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"
-
Affected